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Pakistan says 44 terrorists killed in operations as deadly Hangu attack leaves police officers dead

By The South Asia Times

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least three police officers were martyred and 44 terrorists killed in separate security operations and clashes across Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the southwestern province of Balochistan, according to officials.

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said three police officers, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Diyar Khan, were martyred after terrorists launched an assault on a police checkpoint in Hangu district late Wednesday.

The minister said security personnel repelled the attack after an intense gun battle, killing eight terrorists. Local police said at least 18 police personnel were injured in the fighting, while security operations continued in the area.

Some local sources put the casualty toll higher, claiming around 20 police personnel were martyred, nearly 50 injured and more than 30 terrorists killed, although those figures have not been officially confirmed.

Earlier Wednesday, the military's media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said security forces killed 24 terrorists during multiple intelligence-based operations in Khyber district near the Afghan border. Another eight terrorists were killed in separate operations in Nushki district of Balochistan.

The military said weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices were recovered and destroyed during the operations, adding that follow-up clearance operations were underway to eliminate remaining terrorists.

In a separate operation, police said four suspected terrorists were killed in Swat district, where search operations were continuing.

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terrorist attacks in recent years, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Islamabad says many of the attacks are carried out by the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan from bases in neighboring Afghanistan, an allegation the Taliban regime in Kabul denies.

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